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When iron oxide (Fe2O3) forms what type of bonding happens?

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It is represented by Fe2O3. The oxidation state of iron oxide is +3 and +2. The bond formed between iron and oxygen is due to the difference in electronegativity between the two atoms. Since iron is metal and oxygen is non-metal therefore the bonding between oxygen and iron is ionic.

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